CVE-2010-4270 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the nBill Joomla component, exposing sensitive data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-4270?

CVE-2010-4270 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the nBill (com_netinvoice) component before 2.0.9 standard edition, 2.0.10 lite edition, and 1.2_10 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in unspecified vectors related to (1) administrator/components/com_nbill/admin.nbill.php, (2) components/com_nbill/nbill.php, (3) administrator/components/com_netinvoice/admin.netinvoice.php, or (4) components/com_netinvoice/netinvoice.php, as exploited in the wild in November 2010.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4270?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netshinesoftware Com Netinvoice.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2010-4270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-48cp-9vmv-3948.

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